Positioned

True satisfaction is found in knowing who you are in spite of where you are.

2 Corinthians 4:6 KJV 1900

6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Cor

The work that is done in you is the work of God.

God is

++In control

++The creator of darkness

The creator of darkness

Isaia 45:7

Isaiah 45:7 KJV 1900

7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

Why would God create darkness?

Darkness

++Places a demand on light

++Calls it forth

++Makes light necessary

Gen 1:

Genesis 1:2–3 KJV 1900

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Because the earth

++Was form

++Empty

It Demanded something

Because the Oceans

++Deep

++Dark

I called for Divine Intervention

Genesis 1:2 KJV 1900

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Gen 1:

Since the creation of Man God

Since the creation of Man God

++Has given him a Destiny

++Designed him for eternity

++Light was in him

Luke 11:35 KJV 1900

35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

Because of sin

Because of sin

Because of sin

++Man gain individuality

++Man lost his identity

++

++Man

++Man became dark

++Man was comfortable in darkness

Romans 13:

John 3:19 KJV 1900

19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

The world walks in condemnation

++Not because they hate darkness

++Darkness demand light

The world knows

++It cannot hide in the light

++It’s evil deeds are exposed in the light

1 John 1:5 KJV 1900

5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

God is Light

++There is no darkness in him

++All evil is exposed before him

We were created

++By Him (The Light)

++For Him (The Light)

++To live through Him (The Light)

Romans 13:12 KJV 1900

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Acts 17:28 KJV 1900

28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

John 1:

John 1:4 KJV 1900

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

If we know Him, we know life

We know life

Knowing life

If we trust Him, we trust life

Knowing life

++Confidence

++Competence

++Comfort

1 John 3:14 KJV 1900

14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

1 Timothy 1:8–11 KJV 1900

8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

2 Corinthians 5:1 KJV 1900

1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

If we have Him, we have life

Having Life

Having Life

++Peace

++Access

++J

++Holy Ghost

Romans 5:1–5 KJV 1900

1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Roman

If we have Him, we have life

If we trust Him, we trust life

Trusting life recognizes

++Recognizes the power of his word

++Purpose of the word

++Power of the word

Hebrews 4:12 KJV 1900

12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Heb

The Word is

++Life giving

++More than enough

++An Identity fixer

Romans

Romans 8:28 KJV 1900

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

2 Co

2 Corinthians 4:6 KJV 1900

6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

God recognizes

++Your situation

++Your circumstances

God still commands

++Light to come forth

++Let there be light

In the middle

++of darkness

++of despair

++of disappointment

Let is shine

of darkne

Why?

In the middle of it

++You have been positioned

++You have been strategically placed

Within you is a

++Divine destiny

++A future Designed by God

Don’t get distracted by

++Where you have been

++What you have seen

++What you have experienced

Heb 2:8

Hebrews 2:8 KJV 1900

8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

Hebrews 2:9 KJV 1900

9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Looking to Jesus helps us to

++Get our identity back

++Claim our inheritance

++Overcome adversity

God has you “Positioned”

1 john

1 John 3:2 KJV 1900

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Psalm 60:3–4 KJV 1900

3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Ps

The text speaks of a challenging time

A time of

++Earthquakes

++Rifts and fissures

++Deep request

God is not

God is not

++Silent

++Unknown

++Minimized

The fear of the Lord

The fear of the Lord

++Is known

++Is marked by your Banner

This banner is

This banner is

++His presence

++His power

++His provision

Story of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar (servant) Ishmael (Son of Abraham)

Abraham

This is the place you people flee to in the middle.

++loved his son

++released his son

++Trusted his God

Hagar & Ishmael

++Kicked out

++No instructions

++Little supplies

Hagar

++Abandon the child

++Under a bush

Ismael was abandoned but not forgotten

Genesis 21:17 KJV 1900

17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Hagar did not know

++Ishmael had a destiny

++Ishmael had been positioned by God

Genesis 21:12–13 KJV 1900

12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Gen

2 Corinthians 4:7–10 KJV 1900

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

They are not there because of the crisis.

They are not there because of the crisis.

They are are there because of who they see you to be.